Manhunt underway after car tries to crash into Tour de France barricades

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Paris police officers opened fire on a car after it tried to crash into the Tour de France barricades ahead of the cycling race's final leg Sunday morning. The car's two occupants escaped in the vehicle apparently unharmed, The Associated Press reports.

A manhunt is underway for them. Tour de France director Thierry Gouvenou said the incident should not affect the race, which is set to finish at about 1 p.m. EST.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.